Meaning Of The Word Silk

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silk
variable noun: Silk is a substance which is made into smooth fine cloth and sewing thread. You can also refer to this cloth or thread as silk.

silk in American English
of or like silk; silken
the fine, soft, shiny fiber produced by silkworms to form their cocoons
to develop silk
noun: the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm

silk in British English
noun: the very fine soft lustrous fibre produced by a silkworm to make its cocoon

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